# Serbia at the Olympics

Serbia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912 as the Kingdom of Serbia. The country returned to the Olympics as an independent team after ninety-six years at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

## History

Despite not participating at the first Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Serbian King Aleksandar Obrenović attended the Games at the invitation of Greek King George I. At these Games Momčilo Tapavica (born in today's Serbian province Vojvodina), who competed for Kingdom of Hungary, became the first athlete from today's territory of Serbia and the first ethnic Serb to win an Olympic medal, bronze in tennis.
The Serbian Olympic Club was established on February 23, 1910. Major Svetomir Đukić is considered the founder of the Olympic movement in Serbia. In 1912, the Club changed its name to the Olympic Committee of Serbia and that year it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
From the 1920 Summer Olympics to the 1992 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes participated as part of the Yugoslavian team. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, they participated as Independent Olympic Participants as their nation was under United Nations sanctions. The continuing sanctions meant that no Serbian athletes competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Sanctions were mostly lifted in 1995. From the 1996 Summer Olympics to the 2006 Winter Olympics, Serbian athletes participated as part of the Serbia and Montenegro team.
Seven-time Olympian shooter and 1988 gold medalist Jasna Šekarić competed under four different banners during her twenty-four-year Olympic career. She started under the flag of Yugoslavia in 1988, then she competed as an Independent Participant in 1992, under the flag of Serbia and Montenegro from 1996 to 2004, and in 2008 and 2012 she represented Serbia.
Serbian former basketball player and administrator Borislav Stanković was the Secretary General of FIBA from 1976 to 2002, and a member of the International Olympic Committee. As Secretary General, he pushed for a change in FIBA's rules to allow players from the National Basketball Association (NBA) to compete at the Olympics. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, only professionals in leagues other than the NBA were allowed to compete.

## Participation
### Timeline of participation

| Date | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
| 1912 | as part of Austria | as part of Austria | | | Serbia (SRB) | Serbia (SRB) | |
| 1920–1936 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG) | Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG) | Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG) | Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG) | Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG) | Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG) | Kingdom of Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| 1948–1988 | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| 1992 W | Croatia (CRO) | Slovenia (SLO) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) | SFR Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| 1992 S | Croatia (CRO) | Slovenia (SLO) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) | Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) | Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) | Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) |
| 1994 | Croatia (CRO) | Slovenia (SLO) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | ban on participation by the UN | ban on participation by the UN | ban on participation by the UN | ban on participation by the UN |
| 1996–2006 | Croatia (CRO) | Slovenia (SLO) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | North Macedonia (MKD) | FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/ Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/ Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | FR Yugoslavia (YUG)/ Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) |
| 2008–2014 | Croatia (CRO) | Slovenia (SLO) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | North Macedonia (MKD) | Serbia (SRB) | Serbia (SRB) | Montenegro (MNE) |
| 2016– | Croatia (CRO) | Slovenia (SLO) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | North Macedonia (MKD) | Serbia (SRB) | Kosovo (KOS) | Montenegro (MNE) |

## Medal tables
### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Water polo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3x3 basketball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Milorad Čavić | 2008 Beijing | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly |
| Bronze | Novak Djokovic | 2008 Beijing | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Men's water polo team Aleksandar Ćirić Filip Filipović Živko Gocić Branko Peković Duško Pijetlović Andrija Prlainović Nikola Rađen Aleksandar Šapić Dejan Savić Denis Šefik Slobodan Soro Vanja Udovičić Vladimir Vujasinović | 2008 Beijing | Water polo | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Milica Mandić | 2012 London | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg |
| Silver | Ivana Maksimović | 2012 London | Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle three positions |
| Bronze | Andrija Zlatić | 2012 London | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol |
| Bronze | Men's water polo team Milan Aleksić Filip Filipović Živko Gocić Dušan Mandić Stefan Mitrović Slobodan Nikić Duško Pijetlović Gojko Pijetlović Andrija Prlainović Nikola Rađen Slobodan Soro Aleksa Šaponjić Vanja Udovičić | 2012 London | Water polo | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Davor Štefanek | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| Gold | Men's water polo team Milan Aleksić Miloš Ćuk Filip Filipović Živko Gocić Nikola Jakšić Dušan Mandić Branislav Mitrović Stefan Mitrović Slobodan Nikić Duško Pijetlović Gojko Pijetlović Andrija Prlainović Sava Ranđelović | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Water polo | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Tijana Bogdanović | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg |
| Silver | Marko Tomićević Milenko Zorić | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 m |
| Silver | Women's volleyball team Tijana Bošković Jovana Brakočević Bianka Buša Tijana Malešević Brankica Mihajlović Jelena Nikolić Maja Ognjenović Silvija Popović Milena Rašić Jovana Stevanović Stefana Veljković Bojana Živković | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Volleyball | Women's tournament |
| Silver | Men's basketball team Stefan Birčević Bogdan Bogdanović Nikola Jokić Stefan Jović Nikola Kalinić Milan Mačvan Stefan Marković Nemanja Nedović Miroslav Raduljica Marko Simonović Vladimir Štimac Miloš Teodosić | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Basketball | Men's tournament |
| Bronze | Ivana Španović | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Bronze | Women's basketball team Dajana Butulija Aleksandra Crvendakić Saša Čađo Ana Dabović Milica Dabović Nevena Jovanović Sara Krnjić Jelena Milovanović Danielle Page Sonja Petrović Tamara Radočaj Dragana Stanković | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Basketball | Women's tournament |
| Gold | Milica Mandić | 2020 Tokyo | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg |
| Gold | Jovana Preković | 2020 Tokyo | Karate | Women's 61 kg |
| Gold | Men's water polo team Gojko Pijetlović Dušan Mandić Nikola Dedović Sava Ranđelović Strahinja Rašović Duško Pijetlović Đorđe Lazić Milan Aleksić Nikola Jakšić Filip Filipović Andrija Prlainović Stefan Mitrović Branislav Mitrović | 2020 Tokyo | Water polo | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Damir Mikec | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Men's 10 metre air pistol |
| Bronze | Tijana Bogdanović | 2020 Tokyo | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg |
| Bronze | Zurabi Datunashvili | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| Bronze | Milenko Sebić | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions |
| Bronze | Women's volleyball team Bianka Buša Mina Popović Slađana Mirković Brankica Mihajlović Maja Ognjenović Ana Bjelica Maja Aleksić Milena Rašić Silvija Popović Tijana Bošković Bojana Milenković Jelena Blagojević | 2020 Tokyo | Volleyball | Women's tournament |
| Bronze | Men's 3x3 basketball team Dušan Domović Bulut Dejan Majstorović Aleksandar Ratkov Mihailo Vasić | 2020 Tokyo | 3x3 basketball | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Zorana Arunović Damir Mikec | 2024 Paris | Shooting | Mixed 10 metre air pistol team |
| Gold | Novak Djokovic | 2024 Paris | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Gold | Men's water polo team Radoslav Filipović Dušan Mandić Strahinja Rašović Sava Ranđelović Miloš Ćuk Nikola Dedović Radomir Drašović Nikola Jakšić Nemanja Ubović Nemanja Vico Petar Jakšić Viktor Rašović Vladimir Mišović | 2024 Paris | Water polo | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Aleksandra Perišić | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg |
| Bronze | Men's basketball team Uroš Plavšić Filip Petrušev Nikola Jović Bogdan Bogdanović Vanja Marinković Ognjen Dobrić Nikola Jokić Vasilije Micić Marko Gudurić Dejan DavidovacAleksa Avramović Nikola Milutinov | 2024 Paris | Basketball | Men's basketball tournament |

## Multiple medal winners

This is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals, who represented Serbia as an independent country at least once.
| Athlete | Sport | Gender | Years | Games | | | | Total |
| Dušan Mandić | Water polo | M | 2012–2024 | Summer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nikola Jakšić | Water polo | M | 2016–2024 | Summer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sava Ranđelović | Water polo | M | 2016–2024 | Summer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Filip Filipović | Water polo | M | 2008–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Duško Pijetlović | Water polo | M | 2008–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Andrija Prlainović | Water polo | M | 2008–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Milan Aleksić | Water polo | M | 2012–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stefan Mitrović | Water polo | M | 2012–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gojko Pijetlović | Water polo | M | 2012–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Miloš Ćuk | Water polo | M | 2016–2024 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nikola Dedović | Water polo | M | 2020–2024 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Milica Mandić | Taekwondo | W | 2012–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Branislav Mitrović | Water polo | M | 2016–2020 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Strahinja Rašović | Water polo | M | 2020–2024 | Summer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jasna Šekarić | Shooting | W | 1988–2004 | Summer | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Slobodan Nikić | Water polo | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Damir Mikec | Shooting | M | 2008–2024 | Summer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Živko Gocić | Water polo | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Novak Djokovic | Tennis | M | 2008–2024 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrija Gerić | Volleyball | M | 1996–2000 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikola Grbić | Volleyball | M | 1996–2000 | Summer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aleksandar Ćirić | Water polo | M | 2000–2008 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aleksandar Šapić | Water polo | M | 2000–2008 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dejan Savić | Water polo | M | 2000–2008 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vanja Udovičić | Water polo | M | 2004–2012 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vladimir Vujasinović | Water polo | M | 2000–2008 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | Basketball | M | 2016–2024 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tijana Bogdanović | Taekwondo | W | 2016–2020 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tijana Bošković | Volleyball | W | 2016–2024 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bianka Buša | Volleyball | W | 2016–2024 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikola Jokić | Basketball | M | 2016–2024 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brankica Mihajlović | Volleyball | W | 2016–2020 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Maja Ognjenović | Volleyball | W | 2016–2024 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Silvija Popović | Volleyball | W | 2016–2024 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Milena Rašić | Volleyball | W | 2016–2020 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Šefik | Water polo | M | 2004–2008 | Summer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikola Rađen | Water polo | M | 2008–2012 | Summer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Slobodan Soro | Water polo | M | 2008–2012 | Summer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
* People in bold are still active competitors
* Olympics in italic are medals won for the predecessor countries

### Medal winners as medal winning coach

| Athlete | Sport | Gender | Games | As participant | As participant | As participant | As participant | As participant | As head coach | As head coach | As head coach | As head coach | As head coach |
| Athlete | Sport | Gender | Games | Years | | | | Total | Years | | | | Total |
| Dejan Savić | Water polo | M | Summer | 2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2016–2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Goran Maksimović | Shooting | M | Summer | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2004–2012 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Aleksandar Đorđević | Basketball | M | Summer | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Predecessor countries

The Olympic Committee of Serbia, created in 1910 and recognized in 1912, is deemed the direct successor to both the Yugoslav Olympic Committee and the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro by the IOC. In the period from 1920 to 2006, athletes representing these defunct countries won a total of 99 medals: 95 at the Summer Games and 4 at the Winter Games.
| Country | № Summer | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | № Winter | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | № Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Combined Total |
| Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 11 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 79 |
| Independent Olympic Participants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Total | 20 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 34 | 99 |